D.J. Shockley: ‘It sounds weird to hear Georgia called underdog’ vs. Boise State
Former Georgia quarterback D.J. Shockley said the Bulldogs were motivated by being called the 'upset special' against Boise State in 2005. (UGA photo)
D.J. Shockley couldn’t help but chuckle at the question.
“Yeah, I think I may remember that Boise game just a little bit,” he said sarcastically. “I think I might be able to recall a few things that happened that day. I don’t know. Let me think about it.”
Shockley was being asked about the last time Georgia and Boise State played. It was Sept. 3, 2005, and Shockley was a fifth-year senior making his debut as the starting quarterback for the Bulldogs. And there’s good reason he might be able remember a thing or two about that game.
Shockley accounted for six touchdowns that steamy afternoon in Athens. He ran for a 14-yard touchdown on Georgia’s first possession of the game, then passed for five more TDs as the Bulldogs rolled to a 48-13 victory.
Shockley finished as Georgia’s leading passer (16-24, 289 yards) and rusher (5-85) and the Bulldogs went on to win the SEC Championship that season. But he said his most profound memory came from the days leading up to the game.
The Bulldogs, ranked 13th and coming off a 10-win season, were the vogue pick to go down to 18th-ranked Boise in an upset that day.
“That was a big part of that game,” Shockley said. “Out of every college game that weekend, we were the only ones everyone was picking to be upset that day. They were calling it the ‘upset special.’ We were like, ‘why us? We’re a good team. We’re playing at home.’ We didn’t get it. That fired us up.”
Georgia certainly played as if it was motivated. Tony Taylor intercepted Jared Zabransky’s first pass of the game – the Boise quarterback would throw three more picks and fumbled twice before being benched at halftime – as the Bulldogs bolted out to a 24-0 first-half lead.
“You couldn’t have drawn it up any better,” said Shockley, who is currently playing quarterback for the Omaha Nighthawks of the UFL. “That got the jitters out for everybody. I know it did for me.”
It was a nightmarish day for the Broncos, then led by head coach Dan Hawkins. They had just begun to forge their reputation as the little BCS Buster from out west. They had come to Georgia determined and confident they could record their first victory over an SEC opponent.
“I knew how that position needed to play that day and it just didn’t happen,” Zabransky told the Idaho Statesman this week. “I felt like I needed to almost have an out-of-body experience and be some unbelievable quarterback and make every play. . . . You’re tryng to make birdie when you should be thinking about hitting the next shot.”
Exactly exactly six years later, Georgia and Boise are set to do battle again and the the roles are practically inversed this time. The Broncos – who are 61-5 in the six seasons since – are coming in ranked No. 5 to Georgia’s 19 and a lot of national analysts are saying the Bulldogs have a decent shot at pulling off an upset.
“It sounds weird to hear Georgia called the underdog in this game,” Shockley said. “Georgia is one of the most prestigious programs in the country. I mean, I know they’re 5 and we’re 19. But Georgia is still Georgia.”
While that may be true, Boise is a vastly different team. The Broncos have won their last four against BCS opponents, knocking off Oklahoma, Oregon twice and Virginia Tech last year.
They also have one of the best quarterbacks in college football history. Fifth-year senior Kellen Moore, who has a career completion percentage of 68, needs eight victories to become the winningest college quarterback of all time.
“Nothing happens fast,” said Boise State head coach Chris Petersen, who was offensive coordinator when the broncos came to Athens. “I think slowly but surely we have just continued to build. And we’ve had good continuity on our staff, and maybe the recruiting has upgraded a little bit. Nothing seems dramatic. It just seems like it’s been going on for a while, and each year we’ve maybe made a little bit of progress.”
“Don’t expect the 2005 Boise State team to show up,” Georgia coach Mark Richt said during a Bulldog Club Tour stop this year. “They did not have the physical ability to hang with us on that day. They’re different. They’re bigger, they’re stronger, they’re faster, they’re more physical, they’re more confident, they’re tougher. What they do, they do extremely well on both sides of the ball.”
That will have to prove sufficient motivation for Georgia.
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jake dawg
September 2nd, 2011
12:21 pm
Ready for toe to meet leather.
Frank Lane
September 2nd, 2011
12:22 pm
Cannot believe that I am first.
jake dawg
September 2nd, 2011
12:23 pm
I hope that dome is rocking tomorrow night. Enjoyed the braves games last night where the UGA fans were going back and forth.
Frank Lane
September 2nd, 2011
12:24 pm
I have great friends who are broncos. They are thinking domination of the dogs. Go thru our defense like a knife through butter. Hopefully, they will be disappointed in a major fashion.
TopperCat
September 2nd, 2011
12:27 pm
Good article, Chip! I forgot all about Shockley’s 6 touchdowns. That’s an awful lot of offense. Hopefully the offense comes out shooting tomorrow.
KOOL
September 2nd, 2011
12:27 pm
Dang… those white cleats look sharp…
UGA BABY
September 2nd, 2011
12:27 pm
4th haha lol lets go dawgs!
UGA BABY
September 2nd, 2011
12:28 pm
or 7th
Travis Peck
September 2nd, 2011
12:32 pm
Dannell Ellerbe, not Tony Taylor, intercepted the 1st Boise St pass of the game.
Dawgs roll tomorrow 38- 24
TampaDawg
September 2nd, 2011
12:34 pm
9th
Dylan
September 2nd, 2011
12:34 pm
I’m so glad that football season is finally back!! UGA having an opening game of this magnitude has made the off-season that much longer!! Can’t wait to finally be in the Dome tomorrow night!!
GOOOOOO DAWGS!!! BEAT BOISE STATE!!
Trojan
September 2nd, 2011
12:35 pm
Shockley was a GREAT QB at UGA.
TampaDawg
September 2nd, 2011
12:35 pm
errr .. 10th? Ahh, who cares, I still think our D will be the deciding factor. Their O-Line won’t be able to handle the 3-4
still a dawg fan
September 2nd, 2011
12:36 pm
Heard on the radio today that Boise St will have 35,000 fans from Boise in the dome tomorrow night. The only question I have is if we are are the home team how did Boise get that many tickets. Does anyone know if this is true.
schmeckdawg
September 2nd, 2011
12:37 pm
Travis Peck
September 2nd, 2011
12:32 pm
Dannell Ellerbe, not Tony Taylor, intercepted the 1st Boise St pass of the game.
Dawgs roll tomorrow 38- 24
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100% correct on Dannell Ellerbe! I am going 34-20 DAWGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
dean
September 2nd, 2011
12:38 pm
Dawgs by 11. If not there goes my wife’s anniversary present.
schmeckdawg
September 2nd, 2011
12:39 pm
still a dawg fan
September 2nd, 2011
12:36 pm
Heard on the radio today that Boise St will have 35,000 fans from Boise in the dome tomorrow night. The only question I have is if we are are the home team how did Boise get that many tickets. Does anyone know if this is true.
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No way. MAYBE a third of that! I think UGA has over 50,000 seats and The Dome only holds a little over 72,000 I think!
jake dawg
September 2nd, 2011
12:42 pm
Shockley epitomized everything you want out of a football player. Put his time in, but always put his team first. worked out well for him in 05 didn’t it?
iago's yoda
September 2nd, 2011
12:43 pm
“Toe meets leather”? Not in this thread, Jake!
Get the picture, man!
UGA What What
September 2nd, 2011
12:44 pm
Boise St WR Boldewijn, S Febis and DT Tjoe wont play. Eligibility issues
BG
September 2nd, 2011
12:47 pm
UGA will crush the smurfs!!!
WDE
September 2nd, 2011
12:48 pm
@still a dawg fan the Dogs have sold over 53,000 tickets Boise’s allotment was around 7,500 tickets.
YoungDawg
September 2nd, 2011
12:51 pm
Georgia has not been Georgia the last two seasons! It’s time that we get back to being who we are! Hopefully all the changes this off season will lead to that. We start to find out tomorrow night! GATA! GO DAWGS! BEAT BOISE ST!
still a dawg fan
September 2nd, 2011
12:56 pm
schmeckdawg,
Tony Taylor intercepted the 1st pass & Ellerbe intercepted the 2nd pass & you can take that to the bank
Truth
September 2nd, 2011
12:59 pm
UCF 10
UGA 6
Tobias Funke
September 2nd, 2011
12:59 pm
Starting to get nervous.
Tobias Funke
September 2nd, 2011
1:02 pm
KOOL
I agree. The white cleats look much better than the black cleats. I had a coach that made the whole team wear white cleats because it made you look faster.
jarvis
September 2nd, 2011
1:16 pm
Those cleats look red to me.
Chip Towers
September 2nd, 2011
1:17 pm
schmeckdawg, Travis Peck: From the UGA Media Guide, “2005 Game Summaries,” “Following Tony Taylor’s interception on the first play of the contest, Shockley scored . . .” And if that doesn’t convince you, click this link to footage, which shows #43 Tony Taylor picking it off..
Also, from a Boise State official, “around 10,000″ Broncos fans are expected to make the trip to Atlanta.
DawgInMemphis
September 2nd, 2011
1:18 pm
@jake dawg,
re: Braves game. Were dawg fans doing the alternating, GEEOOORGIA ! ……. BULLLLDAWWWGS ! stadium cheer ? If so, that is bad-a_ _ !
JDawg1785
September 2nd, 2011
1:21 pm
Man, I had a blast at that game! Hoping all Dawgs fans Dome-bound on Saturday will be able to say the same thing on Sunday.
Sic ‘em, Dawgs!
TampaDawg
September 2nd, 2011
1:30 pm
Let’s remember though, when DJ platooned with Greene, it was many times an adventure when he came in. That being said, once he got the start, he was a very solid QB
The Dude Abides
September 2nd, 2011
1:30 pm
@DawgInMemphis yes they were lol I heard it when i was watching the game on TV.
The Dude Abides
September 2nd, 2011
1:32 pm
If Shockley were starting in 2002 we wouldn’t even be talking about Richt’s hot seat.
JB
September 2nd, 2011
1:33 pm
That was then.This is Now. The last two years have been painful. I’m one who’s hoping that the out of shape, unmotivated Dawgs are gone. We have a lot of things going for us this year. Tomorrow night is the coming out party….I hope.
kerryb
September 2nd, 2011
1:33 pm
Boise lost their starting senior safety to academic problems and is starting a true Freshman at Safety. Anyone still think they have a chance. Murray is going to light them up.
kerryb
September 2nd, 2011
1:35 pm
ESPN reported they left him including a WR (and they are thin already), the backup DT because of academic problems.
Lowcountry Bulldawg
September 2nd, 2011
1:44 pm
Yep two starters and a defense line backup out for BSU tomorrow night. Also the Z-Man wanted no part of UGA after that first quarter. I remember the camera shots of him on the sidelines and he looked like a whipped puppy. Those shots of him where priceless.
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September 2nd, 2011
1:44 pm
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TampaDawg
September 2nd, 2011
1:45 pm
The Boise State Broncos will be without receiver Geraldo Boldewijn, safety Cedric Febis, and defensive tackle Ricky Tjong-A-Tjoe for their game against the Georgia Bulldogs on Saturday pending a review of their NCAA eligibility.
TampaDawg
September 2nd, 2011
1:45 pm
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September 2nd, 2011
1:49 pm
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THE Dixie Redcoat Band
September 2nd, 2011
1:50 pm
It’s an insult for Georgia to ever be an underdog!
BullDawg Rick
September 2nd, 2011
1:51 pm
The lights will go out on the Broncos in the Dome!!
Dawgs “upset” (my arss) BSu 31 – 17..
Moore has never felt the pressure this early in the season that the DawgPound is going to bring on him.. Hit him early & often & Zimbr*&^%$ all over again…
Size & Speed KILLS!!
Go Dawgs!!
AltamahaDawg
September 2nd, 2011
1:52 pm
My advice: just plan on walking that true freshman safety up to the line and selling out in run support.
DawginLex
September 2nd, 2011
1:52 pm
Dude abides
If Shockley had started in 2002?
Shockley was absolutely not ready to start in 2002 and we would have lost multiple games if he was the starter.
I hope that’s what you meant about no hot seat for Richt now.(Because Richt would have never won the 2002 title and he would have already been fired?)
WDE
September 2nd, 2011
1:54 pm
http://www.cbssports.com/#!/collegefootball/story/15516839/three-boise-state-players-under-ncaa-review-out-of-opener
BullDawg Rick
September 2nd, 2011
1:56 pm
Dawg Lex –
If Shock had not relieved DG in the Clemson game, forget the 4th & 3, that’d been a L for us..
kerryb
September 2nd, 2011
1:56 pm
That Freshman Safety is going to look like a deer in the headlights in that atmosphere. I’m sure when Murray reads this he is going to quickly find out what his number is.
TampaDawg
September 2nd, 2011
1:57 pm
Agree with that DawginLex .. I liked Shockley, but too often in 03 and 04 he would come in for a set of downs to sit DG and you would find yourself covering your eyes. Like I said, in 05, he was ready and to his credit, he took in all those platoon experiences with a great attitude.
DawginLex
September 2nd, 2011
2:01 pm
Relief is one thing, starting all year is another
Relief vs Clemson in 2002-good
Relief vs Florida-Pick 6, huge momentum swing, only loss of the year
Start vs Tech in 2004-Lousy-Greene came in and saved the day
Now listen, DJ was a DGD for waiting and he got rewarded for it. But to say he should have started over Greene is wrong.
Delbert D.
September 2nd, 2011
2:03 pm
TampaDawg – All 3 of those suspended players are very important to Boise St. A starting safety, a co-starting WR, and a productive big guy in their D-line rotation. Looks like the have to either start a RS freshman at safety or move over the Sr. backup from the other safety position (who was mostly a special teams guy).
AltamahaDawg
September 2nd, 2011
2:05 pm
And now starts the conspiracy theories out west. Richt turned them in, The NCAA is out to get them.
TampaDawg
September 2nd, 2011
2:06 pm
Absolutely Delbert .. and the D lineman is one of the only guys on that line with any size. Hurts them badly. Their starting NT is under 300. And for those who don’t think that makes a difference, see 1995 Miami/Nebraska game with Warren Sapp getting worn down by two Husker O-lineman all game (I was a big Sapp fan too). You can render that heralded D-Line ineffective by the start of the second half if you just keep putting big bodies on them.
TampaDawg
September 2nd, 2011
2:08 pm
Altmaha, funny though, it’s for academic violations. How many trolls come on here and talk about all UGA recruits being idiots and why would CMR recruit guys who can’t even hack it in college, blah blah blah. This is why BSU’s graduation rate is in the tank! Much lower than CMR’s.
dawgman
September 2nd, 2011
2:08 pm
DAWGS HAMMER BOISE IN THE DOME TOM NIGHT!! BOOK IT!!!!
AltamahaDawg
September 2nd, 2011
2:09 pm
Or it Could be that since it just occured to them to hire somebody in compliance this summer, that he is just doing his job.
AltamahaDawg
September 2nd, 2011
2:12 pm
The report from Boise says it specifically NOT academics or team rules. Which I interpret as eligibility issues. Can’t be a pure coincidence that they all came from the Netherland and went to high school at the local Boise high school.
TampaDawg
September 2nd, 2011
2:12 pm
Strike that on the academics .. looks like it’s over something else related to all three being from .. get this .. Amsterdam. Who knew that place was a hot bed for talent.
The Dude Abides
September 2nd, 2011
2:12 pm
Sounds like Shockley is laughing at the people who think Boise will win. I’ll take his word for it.
Noisy St vs Nevada?
September 2nd, 2011
2:12 pm
Who was the better team last year, UCF or Nevada?
I realize that’s a reltively weak argument but the UCF loss is brought up constantaly as a reason we can’t possibly win. That may be true, but if so, how is Noisy St excused from choking against Nevada with EVERYTHING on the line. They blew a huge lead and their kicker couldn’t make a chip shot to send them to a BCS bowl. Sorry but doesn’t sound like the juggernaught they are made out to be.
Noisy St. is a good team and we’ve seen enough sloppy, uninspired play from the dawgs over the past 3 years to temper expectations. I just don’t see the outcome being a foregone conclusion because of last year.
TampaDawg
September 2nd, 2011
2:14 pm
BSU blogs are FREAKING OUT!!!! And yes, the conspiracy theorists have raised the red flags.
invictus mon
September 2nd, 2011
2:14 pm
I’d care what he thought if he hadn’t taken money to throw the game against Carolina. The dawg nation doesn’t forget that stuff Shockley.
AltamahaDawg
September 2nd, 2011
2:15 pm
What do they call a big mac?
Milledge
September 2nd, 2011
2:16 pm
Why’s that Altamaha?
Delbert D.
September 2nd, 2011
2:19 pm
This is interesting. Southern Cal’s defensive coordinator resigned yesterday.
AltamahaDawg
September 2nd, 2011
2:22 pm
Because of the metric system.
Madman
September 2nd, 2011
2:24 pm
If it means anything… I go to UGA and I seen B. Smith without a boot! He appears ready to go.
AltamahaDawg
September 2nd, 2011
2:26 pm
It means we are all jealous of you right now.
Murphy
September 2nd, 2011
2:50 pm
Boise has never beaten a SEC Team and Saturday wont be any different. We are to fast,to big and to athletic for them. UGA wins.
JDawg1785
September 2nd, 2011
3:03 pm
I hate it for Boise, but if Kent Turene can’t play, these Dutchmen have to sit as well.
greg
September 2nd, 2011
3:08 pm
DJ was one of my favorite Dawgs of the CMR era. If he were not hurt we would have beat the snot out of UF that year. He waited his turn with no complaints and delivered when it was his turn. I was more happy for him than anyone on that team when we one the SECCG.
A moment of silence, please
September 2nd, 2011
3:17 pm
Attention, everyone. We will now observe a moment of silence in memory of Saint Jan Kemp, who exposed the shameful practices at UGA that were initiated and carried out by slimeball Vince Dooley. Dooley’s image as a coach and a nice guy were forever shattered during the trial, not to mention the one million dollars that dawgtards had to pay Saint Jan. These practices of recruiting morons and coddling them for four years, them tossing them out like garbage, are still going on, but at least the world knows what’s happening in Athens now.
And now, the moment of silence…
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Thank you, you may resume your normal activities now.
DawgInaTruck
September 2nd, 2011
3:21 pm
@ A moment of silence, please
What? Dude, that makes no sense.
TampaDawg
September 2nd, 2011
3:24 pm
You know, it’s funny, the same exact post from “A moment of silence, please ” keeps popping up. No mention of what this ignorant trolls school allegiance is either because we all know that whatever Georgia Tech school it is has been guilty of crap like that too. Go figure.
Mad Dog One
September 2nd, 2011
3:41 pm
Sure she was a saint that went to jail for non payment child support may she rot in hell. In it for the money.
Mad Dog One
September 2nd, 2011
3:42 pm
Sorry but I put her in with jane fonda both bi&@%es
Smokewagon
September 2nd, 2011
3:45 pm
Moment- Man you are way way out there dude. The Jan Kemp fiasco happened in the 80″s.Can you say 30 years ago??? UGA has changed and paid their price. You keep the moment of silence. Hey how about a lifetime of silence from you?
BigTimeTechFan
September 2nd, 2011
4:14 pm
I agree with Shockley, how could any NCAA team be favored over UGA, they got the “Dream Team”. No way anyone should be favored over the “Dream Team”
That would be like favoring the 80’s Hawks over the Olympic Dream Team.
horseherd
September 2nd, 2011
4:22 pm
Dawgs are going to get destroyed in the dome. Richt wont last the season. Know one FBS coach ever to get out of the hotseat? Don’t think so. Garbage coach = garbage squad.
Dirty Dawg
September 2nd, 2011
4:39 pm
Look you troll-a$$es, all Jan Kemp did was to ‘go public’ that the University of Georgia used the remedial studies program to keep certain players in school, and eligible to play…and did so for longer than they did certain non-athletic scholarship students. Yes, ‘remedial studies’ was available to all students that were judged to need it in order to ‘make up’ for any shortcomings they may have had due to any ‘less than stellar’ high-school academic foundation said student possessed. Fact is every school in the SEC at the time – yes, even Vandy – was using that program for some of their students. That Athletic Departments were ‘over-using’ it was what Ms. Kemp wanted the public to know. As a result Georgia ended it’s use/misuse of it immediately while others continued until they could come up with something else. I mean how else do you explain how, say, a Georgia Tech can continue to have kids that complete their playing eligibility while falling way short in their academic progress? It has happened, and will continue to happen just so long as there’s money to be made in fielding a superior football team.
I don’t know what’ll happen tomorrow night – I know what I hope, and think, will happen, but I sure don’t ‘know’ – then again, neither does anybody here…you can say you do but until it happens, one way or the other, you can’t ‘know’…guess?…yes…but not know
On the one hand I’m concerned that if we come out conservative, aka – ‘timid’ (kinda like Central Florida) – then all we may do is keep them in the game long enough for one of us to win it at the wire. Then again, if we come out aggressive and over-play everything in the belief that we can overwhelm them early, we just might play into their hands with their mis-direction and, so-called, trick plays. So yes, I’m nervous…by the way, you guys notice that Miss State and Tech put up over ‘half-a-hundred’ last night? Damn!
RedandBlackDAWG
September 2nd, 2011
4:46 pm
A moment of silence.
Have you not gotten tired of that same old B.S. you keep typing on here about Jan Kemp. You my friend are in need of a life. I would bet you are a tech. fan and somehow think you are being even the slightest bit witty. News Flash, you aren’t funny, witty and the only person you are entertaining is yourself. Go play with your pocket protector and leave football talk to the big boys. Take horseherd with you. But first, let him clean up behind his horses. Wait, maybe that is from him and the horses are innocent.
GO DAWGS and GATA
TampaDawg
September 2nd, 2011
4:48 pm
hey horseherd, garbage coach? Really? Your program was being investigated for 3 years by the NCAA. Has UGA? No. CMR has won 2 SEC championships. Has BSU even won a game against any SEC team? No. Destroyed in the dome? Just like your previously heralded QB came in against first year started DJ Shockley in 2005 and, not unlike this year, was picked to be the big upset and whip the Dawgs at home. Did that happen? NO!!!
Ace
September 2nd, 2011
5:09 pm
UGA has looked good last three season with AJ, what now ?
ugab
September 2nd, 2011
5:21 pm
GOOOO DAWGS!!! BEAT BOISE
monty
September 2nd, 2011
5:37 pm
How many top 10 recuiting classes has Boise State had in the past 5-6 years? Any? We have one every year. So , if the best recruits in the country can’t beat Boise’s recruits, then it’s the coaching, right? And if their coaching beats our coaching, then fire the whole lot and hire theirs and let’s see what their coaches could do with the best recruits in the nation. Time to coach em up Richt.
Gator Man
September 2nd, 2011
5:38 pm
Ok so Bois State beat Oklahoma, Oregon twice and Virginia Tech last year, how many times has OKl been trounced by a Sec Team?
Auburn beat Oregon last year so beating those losers means nothing to the SEC””
BSU-421
September 2nd, 2011
5:38 pm
I have no idea who will win this game. It’s very hard to predict. Too many variables. You can be sure, though, that neither the Broncos nor typical Bronco fans think of Georgia as an underdog in this game. Nobody in his right mind thinks the Broncos will roll over the Dawgs. In any case, I’m here in Atlanta and expecting an exciting and entertaining game. We’re happy it’s indoors on artificial turf.
Tennessee Dawg 4 Life
September 2nd, 2011
5:44 pm
Going to be a long evening in the dome for the smurfs. Murray will exploit the inexperienced safety with play action passing and boykin and smith are licking there chops for a pick six. Mark It down 34-14 Dawgs
Bob
September 2nd, 2011
5:54 pm
Thanks Shock, for all your numerous contributions at UGA and for your loyalty. Too bad about all the injuries…I know you would have beaten the gators, and you absolutely would have outplayed John Sarah Jessica Parker Wilson.
Simpson
September 2nd, 2011
5:55 pm
Anyone notice Boise has a week off after playing UGA? Gotta rest up for…Toledo. Dogs win if we shut down the run and make them one-dimensional as with just about any game.
supertonyman
September 2nd, 2011
6:00 pm
well guys we will have to see what the score is at the end of the fourth quarter, won’t we? My guess will be 38 – 24 Broncos win.
AltamahaDawg
September 2nd, 2011
6:16 pm
“I wonder how”
I wonder how the players at SC will react to Spurrier selling them out to win with Gracia, to realize he ’s not even starting material.
AintThatAmerica
September 2nd, 2011
6:18 pm
Ok guys and gals – Boise State has made strong headway and is able to recruit higher level players (although they got the job done before). So after this Bronco victory (my prediction) y’all will, no doubt, not give proper credit to the Broncos.
Simpson
September 2nd, 2011
6:25 pm
Point being, Dogs have to spend practice time on USCe while Broncos have focused solely on UGA for 6 months. Will give the Broncos a big edge with that good coaching staff.
AltamahaDawg
September 2nd, 2011
6:51 pm
NCBF? care to cut and paste my post and follow with something snappy?
nega dawg
September 2nd, 2011
6:55 pm
Cant wait for the dome tomorrow. Super pumped
BiggdawgK
September 2nd, 2011
7:49 pm
I can’t wair for kickoff
HardTruth Soldier
September 2nd, 2011
8:33 pm
Boise State this is the SEC, not the PAC 10, not the Big 8, and any other conference in football, This is the SEC, and tomorrow you run into a wild pack of Bulldawgs that are hungry, desperate and at home. …. Shockley we love you in Bulldawg nation and lets be honest John Parker Wilson and Chris Redman aren’t better QB’s than you, and you should be at worst a back up at QB in Atlanta. Love you man!…… Oh and for you true football lovers, somebody please explain why is Jim Tressel getting Big money to be a “consultant” to the Colts, who clearly don’t need one, and These young boys he left behind gets there names tarnished! Fifty plus year old man walks away with a nice settlement, and a new job, but young boys hung out to dry. College Football and the NCAA.Killing these AA young men year by year!
DawgNation
September 2nd, 2011
8:41 pm
A moment of silence, please will post that cut and past blurp he composed a year ago on every Georgia blog for the rest of the year. He took the summer off as his mother had him busy cleaning his room but now he is back in school he has nothing better to do than post his saved Word Document master piece. Once he post it he leaves so anything you have to say to him is wasted as he never stays long enough answer for his stupidity.
Not long now Bulldog fans. Been a LONG wait but campaign 2011 is on it way.
Go Dogs….. Sic em…… Woof Woof Woof!!
valdosta native
September 2nd, 2011
9:10 pm
My worry lies if we do beat Boise State, the number 5 ranked team in the country, and think that is an accomplishment beyond what it really is….a win. I also think that if we lose, it speaks volumes of our program now. Do you think that Auburn or Alabama would have lost to Boise State last year? Georgia needs to be in that same breath. This Boise State game should be a laughing matter, but it’s not. I think for our program to come out on top is for us to win BIG against Boise, and then pull a good win out against South Carolina. Those are some good building blocks for Richt and this team to walk on towards a great season….even if it doesn’t mean an SEC championship. These first two games are pivital, and I can’t even imagine the pressure our boys are feeling now. I think they can pull it off!!
Surf's up!
September 2nd, 2011
9:16 pm
Broncos 45, Athens Clownsuits 17
A triumph of righteousness and intelligence over… well, dummies.
CHDawg
September 2nd, 2011
9:39 pm
I’m ready for The Dog and Pony Show to begin! Surfer Boy; you are lost. Fear the Kwame Sunami, son. Surfers flee at his presence. Centers don’t like him either.
AltamahaDawg
September 2nd, 2011
9:54 pm
Gentlemen, be careful going to the game or the friend’s house. Hoping the read some really proud post Monday morning.
Scrimp Daddy-O
September 2nd, 2011
10:28 pm
I hope the Dawgs will win. Lou Holtz & Mark May picked Dawgs tonight on ESPN. Go Dawgs !
Keep the remote control in hand for Saturday’s best college games – Los Angeles Times | Don Vuitton
September 2nd, 2011
11:26 pm
[...] Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog) [...]
Rabid Dawg'84
September 3rd, 2011
12:16 am
It was a revelation at 4 today: Georgia will kill Boise St. Why? Would you trade our starting defense right now for Boise’s? I know you wouldn’t trade special teams with anyone, we have the best in the nation. Would you swap our starting offense with Boise. They lost their 2 best receivers to the NFL, so dd we. I bet our cupboard is fuller than theirs. QB swap? We have only seen Murray as a frosh, he could be as good as Moore now or close. He is a better runner for sure. That one is questionable. Moore has not seen a nasty defense like he will in a few hours. My confidence grew from 6 to 9 out of 10.
Rabid Dawg'84
September 3rd, 2011
12:18 am
Oh, we had a Vick sighting in Augusta in his black Mercedes with a Gwinnnett tag.
Columbus
September 3rd, 2011
3:03 am
UGA 41 BSU 27
Still no victory over the SEC for Boise St.
Columbus
September 3rd, 2011
3:04 am
Goooooooooooo Dawgs!
Nub
September 3rd, 2011
5:53 am
ShockiT….. DJ was a DFD!!!!!!
Just one more thing ….. The Ghost Horses (white uni’s) better buckle their chin straps cause I got a feeling Coach G’s D is in slobber knocking mode…… Ouch
Football Guy
September 3rd, 2011
6:01 am
D.J. Who? So now your interviewing radio employees for your columns.
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
hahahahahahahaha………..
No more talk, time to see what 2011 Georgia Bulldogs are made of | UGA sports blog
September 3rd, 2011
6:06 am
[...] ‘05 star D.J. Shockley thinks it ’sounds weird’ for UGA to be underdog to Boise St… [...]
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September 3rd, 2011
6:55 am
[...] D.J. Shockley recalls the last time these two teams met back in 2005. The roles have [...]
RGR
September 3rd, 2011
7:29 am
Dawgs lose as always. UGA will never win another championship at any level. Bull Dawgs are losers.
RedandBlackDAWG
September 3rd, 2011
8:04 am
Now I am a little worried. If Lou Holt and Mark May, those bastions of the sports broadcasting world picked UGA, we could be in trouble. That is like “RGR”, having an intelligent comment to post on a blog. It just doesn’t happen that often. Lou and Mike are actually going to get one right with this pick anyway. RGR gaining some intelligence is a million to one shot against that happening.
GO DAWGS and GATA
Who let the tards out?
September 3rd, 2011
8:57 am
If shockley hadn’t had a bum knee vs. Florida in 2005, we might have won the beauty pageant known as the BCS Championship.
Thomas Brown
September 3rd, 2011
9:08 am
Kellen Moore Interview :
http://www.broncosports.com/mediaPortal/player.dbml?&db_oem_id=9900&id=795620&DB_MENU_ID=&SPSID=&SPID=&DB_OEM_ID=9900
Is playing vs The SEC any different ? “I don’t know, not too much.”
Their size, speed ? “It’s tough to evaluate Georgia. You look at the film, and you cannot tell too much there. We’ll see.
Can you hear Boise State crowd when on road big game ? “You hear it when the other team goes quiet and you are winning,” he says smiling enjoying his own answer.
6′ 6″ 350 lbs NG, will that be tough for you ? “I don’t think too much, we’ll see.”
Aaron Murray, have you met him in the QB Camps ? “No.”
Why are games like this important for the Boise State program ? “It is a great opportunity, certainly Georgia had a lot of success in the past, and it gives a lot of people an opportunity to see us play in a big time game big environment,” smiling again loving it.
On the Free Safety back there this year who has not played in the past years buried on the depth chart, is he going to do well for Boise State ? “He has long arms, can bat balls down with the long arms, never really played, just shows that it pays off to have patience.”
Do you have some personal goals for this season ? “Statistics goals, when you get the opportunity, you have to take advantage of the opportunity to get the touchdown.”
Your efficiency ? Any personal goals there ? You had top efficiency last season. Smiling again, loving the question, “I’d like to get to that level again and then surpass that.”
Do you want to limit sacks, interceptions ? “I don’t know, you try to take advantage of what you see, put the ball in there. If you throw it to the right spot and it gets picked off, it’s ok. Sacks, try to limit them.”
NFL Draft ? Do the coaches prepare you – talk to you about the up-coming NFL Draft ? Smiling yet again, wavering in the wind as he answers, “Not much discussion, no, when the year’s over and you turn the page from your Senior Year, you just want to have fun, be relaxed your senior year and enjoy it. Then, when it’s over, yeah.”
Do you in your senior year keep your emotions in check ? Or, do you still have them big game ? “Still have jitters pre-game, try to relax, try to tell all the new guys on the team I don’t know as well, look at me, stay relaxed, joke, laugh around, stay relaxed.”
3-4 Defense ? “Don’t know, don’t play against it. See parts of it from time to time in a season maybe.”
You’re replacing your wide receivers. Have you zeroed in on a go-to guy yet ? Do you plan on having a go-to guy, or spread the ball around, that sort of thing ? “That will develop. If we have a guy get some success, then yes, I will go back to him, throw to him more, get open make plays, go back to him. If 1 does step up and sets himself apart, he’ll get more opportunities. We’ll see how that goes as the season progresses, who we go to, just stay relaxed, that will develop.”
Thomas Brown
September 3rd, 2011
9:26 am
BroncoBlue September 2nd, 2011 9:38 pm
“We regularly beat Pac-10 schools….and the Pac-10 has owned the SEC over the past decade..so playing an SEC school is no big deal to us. We are going to just be too athletic and fast for the Dawgs tomorrow night…no disrespect…just fact.”
FLA DAWG
September 3rd, 2011
9:46 am
I’d love to see The Dawgs dominate every phase of the game or at least a convincing win. I’d eat every negative word I’ve written about Richt’s ability as an SEC HC.
But the current odds have Boise State as a 3.5 winner. Frankly, I think they win by 9 or more. The Dawgs have not been ready for an opening game in over 3 years and I see no reason to believe anything has changed.
I love my Dawgs and hope for the best. But if this is a fiasco then Richt should apologize to the players, students, administration, alumni and all Dawg Fans and begin his packing plans for the end of the season.
FLA DAWG
September 3rd, 2011
9:48 am
Don’t buck the odds boys.
Our Dawgs will be lucky to pull out a win today.
Athens Dawg
September 3rd, 2011
9:57 am
Georgia wins because of one person Joe T. Georgia is now strong faster and they have chip on their shoulder. Go Dawgs
Georgia 34 BSU 17
RedandBlackDAWG
September 3rd, 2011
9:59 am
Let me see if I have this straight. The sec is no big deal becausae the Pac 10 has owned them and we regularly beat the PAC 10. Since 2000, in head to head match ups, the PAC 10 has won 12 times and the SEC has won nine times. Not a lot of ownership there. Now, in the last five NC’s, the SEC has been a national champion. You are right, the SEC is no big deal, not at all. The SEC is superior is the big deal. When outside teams beat an SEC team, it is almost a season maker for them, where as, SEC teams have to compete in the SEC each year, and they have to put the OCC game in perspective. With the loss by TCU last night, this is the biggtest game Boise will play now. For UGA, it is an OCC game, and although it is important to guage where UGA is as a team at present, this game doesn’t make or break UGA’s whole season. UGA still has to face the rest of their SEC opponents in games that mean more down the road. Having stated that, I still don’t think that Boise has what it takes to hang on to a win for 4 quarters against UGA. If UGA turns this into a physical type game, Boise is out manned. If UGA let’s Boise control the game and the clock, UGA loses. I think strength, size and speed win the game, and UGA comes out on top.
GO DAWGS and GATA
DawgLover
September 3rd, 2011
10:01 am
Love UGA. But not at all confident against Boise St….why should we be. What has CMR and the Dawgs done since the Sugar Bowl Hawaii beatdown to make me feel ANY sense of confidence? Hopeful? yes, Confident? absolutely not…
Beat Boise and SC….then I’ll start feeling confident
Thomas Brown
September 3rd, 2011
10:11 am
FLA DAWG September 3rd, 2011 9:46 am
“current odds have Boise State as a 3.5 winner. Frankly, I think they win by 9 or more. The Dawgs have not been ready for an opening game in over 3 years and I see no reason to believe anything has changed….if this is a fiasco then Richt should apologize to the players, students, administration, alumni and all Dawg Fans and begin his packing plans for the end of the season.Don’t buck the odds boys.”
DJ Shockley said and I agree FLA DAWG, that I don’t know where you come off saying this just now, nor do I follow Bill King on his blog that our beloved Bulldogs don’t even have to win the game today, that we can just LOSE, pass on the game and move on without a worry in the world. “But, unlike with Boise, it won’t be a crushing blow for the Dogs if doesn’t happen.” That is as untrue a statement as I have ever heard. Everything is riding on this game, and like Red&Black just said too with TCU losing – not losing Red&Black but losing to BAYLOR bears Red&Black jeez son LOSING TO BAYLOR BEARS, this is then the only game this season for Boise State, either. Both go down week 1. Where is your precious BCS-buster now ?
RedandBlackDAWG
September 3rd, 2011
10:32 am
You lost me there Thomas,
I am trying to get across the point that with a loss by TCU, UGA is now the only big game that Boise will play this year and therefore, after they lose tonight, their chances for a NC are just about gone. Even if they were to win, their chances are just not that great. You don’t improve your standing, playing the likes of Akron for a chance at the crystal ball. I haven’t considered Boise a BCS buster, and will not continue to, until they play a tough schedule in a strong conference.
GO DAWGS and GATA
BsuBRONCOS
September 3rd, 2011
10:38 am
DAWGS, PREPARE FOR A MODERN BEATING BY BSU’S 2011 SHOCKLEY
Jordan
September 3rd, 2011
10:42 am
http://isportsweb.com/2011/09/03/chick-fil-a-kickoff-game-preview/
Dawg Tired
September 3rd, 2011
11:10 am
Try to remember how good that uniform Shockley has on in the picture looks. Tonight we will look ugly. Maybe we will play well. We will sure need to. BSU is for real. You don;t beat Oregon by just being lucky. These guys are good. Our D better be ready. If they are, we can pull this thing off.
Dawg Tired
September 3rd, 2011
11:19 am
See Vegasinsider,com. The latest line has flopped and now UGA is a three point favorite. Interesting. I assume this is the result of the 3 BSU guys, including 2 starters, being held out.
Xenophon
September 3rd, 2011
12:06 pm
Chew on this, morons…
http://www.castefootball.us/archives/the-racial-state-of-college-football-in-2011/
Dawg
September 3rd, 2011
12:55 pm
The cheap as falcons cut DJ for JPW. Those cheap as falcons brought a 4th QB in every year to try and unseat DJ yet they didn’t bring a QB in to compete for the job against JPW. The falcons were so afraid of Dj looking good with all his fans.
Melissa
September 3rd, 2011
1:18 pm
For all you thinking that BSU’s freshman is gonna fail, I want you to go back a few years when he himself was a freshman…”As a redshirt freshman in 2008, Moore led the Broncos to an undefeated regular season and the WAC championship while throwing 25 touchdowns and 9 interceptions in 12 games”
Ted M
September 3rd, 2011
3:09 pm
Is Shockley gonna get another shot at the NFL?
Has he considered trying as an athlete instead of a QB?
whatacrew
September 3rd, 2011
4:05 pm
You mean DJ is out of jail??
whatsgoingon
September 3rd, 2011
4:09 pm
As Dear MB stated – “The SEC has the best players and plays the best football” – try saying that after the Auburn and Utah State (yea, Utah State – that other WAC school). Utah State, for all practical purposes BEAT Auburn – in Auburn – with a True Freshman QB and 6 Freshman starters. Unfortunately – because US could not field an on-side kick – Auburn scores at the end to PULL one out. But yet the mighty SEC is supposed to be the best and have the best. Just imagine what would happen if a Utah State or Boise State could recruit like an SEC team could – but then again (and I am NOT trying to make a racial thing out of this – but the facts are the facts) – there is not a lot to recruit from west of the Rockies – outside of California. Just stating the facts.
pffft
September 3rd, 2011
5:10 pm
moore hasn’t seen a defense as nasty as 6 and what uga? are you on crack???????????????
ca dawg
September 3rd, 2011
5:33 pm
@melissa: wow, since moore was so good as a freshman maybe you guys should play an ALL freshman lineup? how can you lose? i mean, moore was good as a freshman… why wouldn’t everyone else be as good as he was?
Middle East Dawg
September 3rd, 2011
6:17 pm
Two hours until “toe meets leather” (lol). SO AMPED UP!!!!!!! GOOOOOOOOOOO DAAAAAAAAAAWGS……..SICK’EM!!!!!!!!!! UGA 31 – BSU 17. The DEFENSE will open a LOT of eyes Nation Wide!!!!
pffft
September 3rd, 2011
11:29 pm
katherine im back
hahahahahahahaaaaaa
uga gonna man handle bsu? uh huh
murry gonna light up bsu? uhhuh
moore has never seen as nasty dfence as uga? uh huh
bsu cant beat sec team? uh huh
i dont think the was would accept uga
The Truth
September 3rd, 2011
11:31 pm
Ga you suck. You lost to a mountain west team on the first game of the season. Your a joke with your coach. You will never be Shiiiiiiit, only a bunch of wanna bees. Thats right i spelled it that way for a reason. If Murray is the best QB in the Sec than I can promise you no SEC national champions this year. Your game just made me throw up in my mouth. You and your lame asssssssss combat series Jerseys. You cant compete with Boise st. Your coach is a JOKE when it comes to college football.
pffft
September 3rd, 2011
11:44 pm
shocking huh shockley?
RedandBlackDAWG
September 4th, 2011
12:48 am
I think UGA was missing two things tonight. A decent OC and D.J. Not sure D.J. would have made a difference though, because the offensive play calling is terrible. CMR has to realize that his loyalty to Bobo is going to cost him his job. I have a lot of respect for CMR as a man, but if he doesn’t somehow become involved in the game plan, and it continues as it was tonight, I am afraid the AD, will be justified in releasing him after this season. The one bright spot I did see was the play of some of the youngsters, but if he keeps running Crowell off tackle 10 times a game, we will see the young man end up getting hurt and sitting on the bench. From what I saw of samuels ability tonight for the most part, that would spell the end to the running game for sure. UGA has to start playing to win, not keep from losing nd also utilize the strengths, not hilite the weaknesses. I remain a loyal DAWG fan, but this is not the way I expected to see them play tonight. For the most part, UGA still remains a one dimensional team in big games, and that one dimension gets tired, when it is out there for most of the game.
LaughingAtYaDawgs
September 5th, 2011
6:35 am
“It’s an insult for Georgia to ever be an underdog!”…Talk about living in the past. That was funny going into the game and even funnier now, Homer.
After Ga’s beatdown by BSU, BYU’s victory, and Utah States strong showing against a very fortunate Auburn team, the rest of the country outside the SEC simply laughs at all you arrogant SEC fans and your perceived view that your league is high and mighty…What a joke!
If the stars line up properly, BSU will get there chance to beat down your leagues best in the National Championship Game for all to see. The time is long overdue!